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Leon E. Moores, MD, DSc, FACSUniformed Services University School of Medicine The Leadership-Mentorship Connection: Developing Effective Fellowship Program Excellence |
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Leon E. Moores, MD, DSc, FACS is the best-selling author of All Physicians Lead, Redefining Physician Leadership for Better Patient Outcomes, a publication of Forbes Books. A practicing pediatric neurosurgeon, Leon has spent much of his career serving in combined clinical and leadership roles: Infantry Lieutenant, 82nd Airborne Division; Chief of Neurosurgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Chief of Surgery, Walter Reed; Deputy Commander (EVP) for Integration, National Naval Medical Center; Commander (CEO), Fort Meade Medical Activity; CEO, Pediatric Specialists of Virginia; and President and CEO of the Inova Medical Group, the largest health system in Virginia. He has twice deployed to combat zones to care for our service members in harm’s way. Leon is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (BS), the Uniformed Services University SOM (MD), the Eisenhower School (MS, Strategy and Resource Management), and the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama, Birmingham (Doctor of Science, Healthcare Leadership). Dr. Moores is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine and Professor of Medical Education, UVA School of Medicine (Inova). Leon has received top graduating leadership awards from West Point, the Army Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Uniformed Services University, and the Eisenhower School. He co-authored the US Army’s physician leadership development program and was the Army Surgeon General’s physician leader of the year as a lieutenant colonel in 2005 and again as a colonel in 2012. He has been honored with Governor’s Citations from Maryland and Virginia and has numerous Top Doctor awards from Washingtonian and Virginia magazines. Dr. Moores cares deeply about the children and adults he is privileged to treat, and believes professionalism demands treating all people with dignity and respect. He strives to constantly inspire colleagues to reflect upon their leadership skills with the intent to improve with the goal of enhancing healthcare team performance and the care of all our patients. |
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2026 APCCMPD ANNUAL CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS |
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Richard Winters, MDMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science How to Be An Authentic Leader |
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Richard Winters, MD, author of You’re the Leader. Now What?, is a practicing emergency physician at Mayo Clinic. As medical director of Professional Leadership Development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Dr. Winters delivers leadership development programs that train leaders at all levels of healthcare organizations worldwide. As a professional certified coach, Dr. Winters provides executive coaching for Mayo Clinic leaders. Dr. Winters graduated from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in 1994. He is board certified and residency trained in Emergency Medicine from the University of California, San Francisco at Fresno. He graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas Executive and Professional Coaching Program and is a professional certified coach through the International Coaching Federation. He completed a Healthcare Management Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prior to his work at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Winters served as managing partner of a democratic physician group, chair of emergency medicine, president of an 800-physician medical staff, and CEO/founder of a managed care startup. |
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Malika Fair, MD, MPH, FACEPAmerican Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Health Equity in Graduate Medical Education |
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Malika Fair, MD, MPH, FACEP, provides strategic vision and leadership for the AAMC’s efforts to promote a culture of excellence in academic medicine where a broad range of perspectives and experiences are valued and respected, and where students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds can thrive and best serve all patients and communities. In this role, she leads the AAMC’s strategic efforts to support community-building, foster access to opportunities, and promote relationship-centered engagement for individuals from all backgrounds and experiences. Since joining the AAMC in 2012, Dr. Fair has led strategic initiatives across academic medicine that advance health equity, social accountability, and community engagement. She has worked extensively with medical schools, academic health systems, and community collaborators to strengthen the collaboration between academic medicine and public health as the former principal investigator for the AAMC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement. Dr. Fair’s leadership extends to her role on the Board of the Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation (United Medical Center) and as immediate past chair of the Advisory Board of the Griffith Leadership Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Department of Health Management and Policy. In 2019, she was selected to serve on the Mayor’s Commission on Healthcare Systems Transformation for the District of Columbia and was also highlighted in the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health by the National Minority Quality Forum. Dr. Fair is a trained emergency medicine physician and an associate clinical professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine of The George Washington University. Prior to joining the AAMC, she served as a professional development mentor, clerkship director of emergency medicine, and the co-director of the Health Policy Track for The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Fair completed her residency training and chief residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received her medical degree and master of public health degree from the University of Michigan and her bachelor of science from Stanford University. |
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